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If a 2001 Ford Focus runs out of antifreeze quickly and the heat turns to cold when this happens you but there is no leak what else could be wrong?
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If your car blows A LOT of white smoke out the tailpipe and it smells sweet, your coolant is probably seeping into the motor through a leak in the head gasket. Check the inside of your oil cap for whitish sludge - this indicates coolant in the oil and usually verifies a head gasket leak.
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What happens if you drive for a period of time with no antifreeze?
If you drive with no antifreeze in your radiator you could ruin the motor. At a minimum you would probably blow a head gasket. The worse thing that can happen is that the motor will freeze up.
What happens if a bug goes in your eye?
wash it out quickly, bugs carry germs that could kill you
Could antifreeze be leaking from the water pump gasket?
Yes, antifreeze can leak from a water pump gasket.
What happens when you eat too quickly?
Well, you could get a tummy ache or you might choke so...I suggest you don't do that. :)
Will a thermostat cause the car to overheat?
Thermostats determine when antifreeze enters the main cooling system. If the thermostat isn't working correctly, the antifreeze could enter the engine to late, (or not at all) resulting in an over heating engine. Another problem of having antifreeze enter the engine late, is that if your engine is very hot, possibly a little warmer than common, when the antifreeze enters the engine, the cold fluid could cause the engine block to cool down quickly, causing a cracked engine block.
Is antifreeze combustible?
Antifreeze is composed of mainly ethylene glycol or propylene glycol, both of which are combustible. So yes, antifreeze IS combustible. However, neither of these compounds is very easily ignited. But although it is HIGHLY unlikely that antifreeze could start a fire, antifreeze could be dangerous if it actually gets hot enough to burn (such as in an ongoing structure fire).
Smell of antifreeze but no leak?
My 3.8 Impala had a slight antifreeze smell from the engine compartment, and was much worse at the exhaust It was also missing, the problem was the upper intake plenum. I know that on this motor it is a common problem, and can quickly progress to the point of the car no longer running. You could have a small leak anywhere that is evaporating before it can drip.
Why 97 grand caravan leaks antifreeze on bottom it could be a water pump?
if it rear air and heat it could be the line carring the antifreeze tho the back heater core.
Cream colored paste in antifreeze?
Could be oil mixing with antifreeze indicating a bad head gasket Are you losing motor oil?
Antifreeze keeps running out?
Antifreeze could be running out often due to a leak. It is important to inspect the radiator for small cracks or smoke.
Why does your dodge ram 1500 uses a lot of antifreeze?
Could be a few things. Does it leak antifreeze? if so, fix the part that leaks. If not, you could have coolant mixing with oil inside the engine, which burns it. check your spark plugs. If they are white, you are probably burning antifreeze - fix immediately. your exhaust will smell "sweet" as well if you are burning antifreeze.
Where could the antifreeze be going in a 1996 explorer?
out the tail pipe
